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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Life Science
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Shrinking Sutures

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Sound– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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NOAA Satellite and Information Service Infographics

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Magnets and Motors, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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"The staff love the PD"

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Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
Image of cover of "COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?" The main image is an illustration of the coronavirus.
Curriculum

COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Globe program logo with illustration of three children's silhouette's around a illustrated earth and text that says The Globe Program.
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Resource

Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Curriculum

STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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App

Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
A student working on a model.
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
A black rectangle with an illustration of a crescent moon and the text NASA eclips
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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Earth & Space Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Preparing young minds

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